2017 CAF Super Cup

2017 CAF Super Cup
2017 Total CAF Super Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns TP Mazembe
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Date18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)
VenueLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
RefereeGehad Grisha (Egypt)

The 2017 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 25th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

The match was played between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, the 2016 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 18 February 2017.[2]

Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup.[3]

Teams

Team Zone Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA (Southern Africa) 2016 CAF Champions League winners None
TP Mazembe UNIFFAC (Central Africa) 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners 3 (2010, 2011, 2016)

Venue

Format

The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).[4][5]

Match

Details

Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 TP Mazembe
  • Nascimento 83' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Mamelodi Sundowns
TP Mazembe
GK 14 Denis Onyango
RB 27 Thapelo Morena
CB 6 Wayne Arendse
CB 16 Ricardo Nascimento
LB 4 Tebogo Langerman
CM 13 Tiyane Mabunda
CM 8 Hlompho Kekana (c)
RW 28 Anthony Laffor  86'
AM 26 Khama Billiat  90+2'
LW 18 Themba Zwane  90+3'
CF 22 Percy Tau  90+5'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kennedy Mweene
DF 20 Anele Ngcongca  90+2'
DF 29 Soumahoro Bangaly  86'
MF 11 Sibusiso Vilakazi  90+3'
MF 15 Lucky Mohomi
MF 19 Mzikayise Mashaba
FW 25 Leonardo Castro
Manager:
Pitso Mosimane
GK 22 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 5 Issama Mpeko  88'
CB 2 Joël Kimwaki  38'
CB 6 Salif Coulibaly
LB 3 Jean Kasusula
CM 13 Nathan Sinkala
CM 19 Daniel Nii Adjei
RW 20 Solomon Asante
AM 18 Rainford Kalaba (c)  80'
LW 23 Elia Meschak  58'
CF 28 Ben Malango
Substitutes:
GK 21 Ley Matampi
DF 14 Kabaso Chongo
MF 10 Given Singuluma
MF 16 Christian Koffi
FW 8 Trésor Mputu  58'
FW 9 Déo Kanda
FW 11 Adama Traoré  80'
Manager:
Thierry Froger

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)[6][7]

Prize money

The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Total Super Cup 2017: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Brazilian Nascimento hands "Brazilians" CAF Super Cup". CAF. 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Tactical start list" (PDF). CAF.
  7. ^ "Media start list" (PDF). CAF.
  8. ^ "Prize money" (pdf). Confédération Africaine de Football. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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